Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This blueprint is known as a genome. When scientists sequence a genome, they identify ...

When he was just a teenager trying to decide what to do with his life, César de la Fuente compiled a list of the world’s ...

Scientists are exploring how DNA’s physical structure can store vast amounts of data and encode secure information.

RNA was long considered DNA’s boring biochemical relative. Researchers thought it merely takes the genetic information stored ...

Engineered DNA can store massive amounts of data while also encrypting it, opening the door to ultra-secure, long-term ...

Researchers say the deep learning model may help to create leads for new cancer diagnostics, patient stratification, and future therapies.

DNA nanostructures store and encrypt data using physical shape, enabling fast electronic readout and secure molecular ...

For decades, biologists have known that the instructions for life are written in DNA, yet the vast majority of those letters seemed to sit in the dark, doing little that was obvious. Now a new ...

WTOP’s Matt Kaufax takes an even deeper dive into the Smithsonian Natural History Museum’s “Ocean Library” through DNA collection.

Megan Molteni reports on discoveries from the frontiers of genomic medicine, neuroscience, and reproductive tech. She joined STAT in 2021 after covering health and science at WIRED. You can reach ...

AlphaGenome is a leap forward in the ability to study the human blueprint. But the fine workings of our DNA are still largely a mystery. By Carl Zimmer In 2024, two scientists from Google DeepMind ...